The Search for American Political Development

@inproceedings{Orren2004TheSF,
  title={The Search for American Political Development},
  author={Karen Orren and Stephen Skowronek},
  year={2004}
}
1. The historical construction of politics 2. Unraveling the premise: the cultural critique 3. The institutional turn: rethinking order and change in time: 4. Political development: the definition 5. Political development: the issue. 
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